Housing in disadvantaged areas is more affordable, however, cities would be more equitable if disadvantaged areas were walkable and amenity rich; and existing liveable neighbourhoods had more social housing.
We must take a careful look into the structures, policies, and programs that may be barriers to inclusion of children with disabilities in the community. Assess to intervene and create cities that are inclusive of and healthy for all!
Big data is valuable for understanding the spread of health-enabling resources in cities. But what happens when those resources are not visible via GIS? We explored crowdsourced data as a solution.
How can healthy, sustainable diets be accessible and appealing? We explore how Copenhagen residents navigate their food environments, what shapes their food practices, and what they’d like to change.
Solid waste production is rapidly increasing in Kenyan cities. However, the implementation of available policies to address the canker leaves much to be desired.
Gentrification exacerbates financial insecurity for economically vulnerable residents, leading to increased stress.
There is a need for specific municipal social service housing programming aimed at helping seniors navigate rental listings, identify suitable rentals, and then secure and retain rental housing.
With new advances in public participation Geographic Information Systems and the increasing use such these tools for participatory mapping of various spatial data, urban designers need to understand the usefulness of these tools in investigating micro-scale physical characteristics of urban settings.
New research explores if and how mosquito-borne diseases are considered in city resilience, and provides recommendations on how cities can integrate mosquito-borne disease prevention and control into their resilience approach.
Apartment design guidelines in Australian cities should better consider the role of well-designed communal spaces to enable social connection amongst residents.